Lake invaders : invasive species and the battle for the future of the great lakes / William Rapai.

"There are more than 180 exotic species in the Great Lakes. Some, such as green algae, the Asian tapeworm, and the suckermouth minnow, have had little or no impact so far. But a handful of others--sea lamprey, alewife, round goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water flea,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Great Lakes books.
Main Author: Rapai, William
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2016]
Series:Great Lakes books.
Subjects:
Introduced freshwater organisms > Great Lakes (North America)
Introduced freshwater organisms > Control > Great Lakes (North America)
Introduced aquatic organisms > Great Lakes (North America)
Introduced aquatic organisms > Control > Great Lakes (North America)
Nonindigenous pests > Great Lakes (North America)
Nonindigenous pests > Control > Great Lakes (North America)
Local Note:
MSU: Purchased with funds provided by the Russell and Laura Whalls Library Endowment Fund.
Physical Description:ix, 170 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The lakes are changed forever
  • The new normal
  • Little fish, big trouble
  • Mussel muscle
  • Claws and spines
  • Then came hydrilla
  • The lurking threat
  • Policy
  • Conclusion.